Sounds of French An Introduction

Name: Sounds of French An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780521315104

ISBN-10: 0521315107

ISBN-13: 9780521315104

Edition: 1987

Authors: Bernard Tranel

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Tranel's textbook is principally addressed to English speakers who want to improve their French pronunciation. It describes the difficulties typically encountered, explains why they occur and suggests ways to improve them. In addition, from a more theoretical perspective, the book provides readers with a fundamental understanding of the way French sounds are produced and how they behave according to general linguistic principles. Perfect for both relative beginners and more advanced students, Tranel's book draws on contrastive analysis, general phonetics, traditional knowledge, and more modern developments in phonology, historical linguistics, and orthography. Intended for classroom use,…

Book details

List price: $67.99
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/25/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 252
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.792



Preface


Special note to English-speaking students learning French


Organization of the book


The language of reference


Acknowledgments



Introductory concepts



Orthography, pronunciation, and phonetic notation



Introduction



Phonetic notation



Orthography



From letters to sounds



From sounds to letters



Other complications



Conclusion



Basic notions of phonetics



Introduction



The production and perception of sounds: general outline



The production and classification of sounds



Adaptation of the respiratory function



The vocal cords



The supraglottal cavities


The nasal cavity


The oral cavity



Consonants


Consonants: manner of articulation


Consonants: place of articulation



Vowels


Vowels: aperture


Vowels: lip position


Vowels: place of articulation



Glides



Vowels and glides



Vowel systems



Introduction



Stress and rhythm



Vowel inventories



The French vowel system



The English vowel system



Complementary remarks



Contrastive study



Diphthongization



Rounded vowels



Closed vowels



Mid vowels



Open vowels



Contrastive study: conclusion



Distribution of vowels



Introduction



Vowel length



Distribution of mid vowels



Mid vowels in word-final syllables



[e]-[varepsilon] in word-final syllables



[o]-[characters not reproducible] in word final syllables



[phis]-[oe] in word final syllables



Summary: mid vowels in word-final syllables



Mid vowels in non-final syllables



Introduction



Role of syllable structure



Role of vowel harmony



Role of derivational morphology



Other factors and interactions



Summary: mid vowels in non-final syllables



Distribution of [a] and [d]



Nasal vowels



Introduction



Articulatory characteristics



The role of nasality in French



Contrastive study



Historical sketch



Nasal vowels and orthography



Nasal vowels and liaison



E



Introduction



E-deletion: general principles



E-deletion: refinements



Initial es and internal es



E in the initial syllable of a group



E in contiguous syllables



Some special cases


H-aspire words


[CLjV] sequences


The pronoun le


Other cases


The future and the conditional



Final es



Other cases of vowel deletion



Glides



Introduction



The front rounded glide [characters not reproducible]



The representation of glides in the orthography



The representation of [characters not reproducible]



The representation of [w]



The representation of [j]



The distribution of glides



Correspondences between closed vowels and glides



Remarks on pronunciation variations with glides



Consonants



Consonantal systems



Introduction



Consonant inventories and comparative overview



Contrastive study



Voiceless stops



Voicing



Release



The place of articulation of [t, d, n]



Practical concluding remarks



L and R



Introduction



l, r, and syllabicity



The articulation of l



The articulation of r



Occlusive rs



Trilled rs



Tapped rs



Constrictive rs



Front rs



Back rs



English and French r: contrastive study



Learning the French back r



Conclusion



Double consonants and final consonants



Introduction



Double consonants



The pronunciation of the double consonants of the orthography



Other cases of geminate consonants



Double consonants: summary



Final consonants



General considerations



Individual study of final consonants



B



C



D



F



G



H



J



K



L



M



N



P



Q



R



S



T



V



W



X



Z



Final consonants: conclusion



Liaison



Introduction



Brief history of liaison



Conditions for the occurrence of linking consonants



Phonetic factors



Morphological factors



Syntactic factors



Additional remarks



Practical advice



Suprasegmentals



Stress and intonation



Introduction



Stress



Grammatical stress



The placement of grammatical stress



The strength of grammatical stress



Grammatical stress in phrases and sentences



Grammatical stress: concluding remarks



Emphatic stress



Intonation



Appendices



The International Phonetic Association



Diacritic marks in French orthography



Outline of the history of French orthography



Sounds and letters in French: summary



A selection of h-aspire words



Fundamental principles of French pronunciation: summary


Bibliography